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Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
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How is wheat starch made? Why is some starch said to be more toxic than others?
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
Most of the wheat
grain and of white flour is made up of starch granules. Starch granules
mak
Sometimes I see references to the amount of prolamin or gliadin instead of gluten, why?
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
To cereal scientists, gluten is the same as prolamin,
but in some older terminology only the glia
How can I determine the amount of gluten from the weight of the wheat in food?
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
For 100 units of whole grain wheat, about 70 units of
white flour results from the milling proces
Suppose the biopsy or serum tests are inconclusive. What do you do?**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
Vijay Kumar, M.D., Research Associate Professor
at the University of Buffalo and President and Dir
How often must a negative test be repeated in suspect individuals? (This question has two aspects: for an individual with existing symptoms, and for a sibling of a known celiac.)**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
Vijay Kumar, M.D., Research Associate Professor
at the University of Buffalo and President and Dir
Where can I get reliable laboratory tests done, including blood tests?*
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
-
Rating:
The following labs have excellent reputations for
such tests:
Specialty
Labs
2211 Michigan Av
How can I convince my doctor to do these tests, and do them at an experienced lab?**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
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Rating:
Vijay Kumar, M.D., Research Associate Professor
at the University of Buffalo and President and Dir
Is it important to use experienced laboratories for reliable test results?**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
Vijay Kumar, M.D., Research Associate Professor
at the University of Buffalo and President and Dir
Should I just test endomysial antibodies or also do gliadin/reticulin?**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
- Unrated
Karoly Horvath, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor
of Pediatrics; Director, Peds GI & Nutrition
Should my child have general anesthesia or conscious sedation prior to the biopsy?**
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Frequently Asked Questions: Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet
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Rating:
Karoly Horvath, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor
of Pediatrics; Director, Peds GI & Nutrition